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It Came Upon a Midnight Clear- 4/4

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When I hear most any song, I think: What would this sound like with banjo? The same is true with this classic Christmas waltz! I simply added another beat per measure and it's now a regular bluegrass standard!

Earl Scruggs Key of G

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  1. Bill Threadgill ·

    I keep losing the timing when I add the backup. Does anyone count this out loud or is that just me?

  2. Lou Ann Prater ·

    Count it out loud. Everyone says it and everyone's right.

  3. Owen Brady ·

    Take the capo off and play it in open G a few times, then put it back. Helped me hear it.

  4. Curtis Rhodes ·

    The pinky thing goes away, I promise. Took me about three months.

  5. Ben Clark Instructor ·

    Answered over in the tab thread too, but short version: play what's comfortable, the tab is a map not a law.

  6. Mick Stanton ·

    Welcome aboard — you picked a good one to start on.

  7. Buddy Vann ·

    Take the capo off and play it in open G a few times, then put it back. Helped me hear it.

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